You may know about historical facts, specific events, and famous people during the Civil War, yet not have an understanding of the cultural and daily living of the times. This resource set will allow you to explore music, art, dwellings, food, entertainment, and clothing during Civil War times and be exposed to a broader perspective of the period from 1861-1865.
Dwellings
Stone House at Bull Run
Cedar Mountain, Va. Family group
Plantation house
Slave quarters, Smith's plantation
Food
Officers' mess tent
Army Dinner Party
Clothing
Slave Dress
Slave Family on a Plantation
General McClellin and His Wife
Group of slaves in Virginia
Music
Washington D.C. Band
Washington D. C. Drum Corps
"General Taylor Storming Monterey" (Band Music)
Literature
Notebook of Walt Whitman
"Coming"--Civil War Poetry
Art
General Sherman on the Road
Union Troops Passing Through Langley
Pot Made by Dave the Potter
Learn more about Dave the Potter's life
Entertainment
An American Cousin playbill
Joseph Haworth Playbill
Julius Caesar playbill with Booth brothers